Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course consulting, technology tools ...

Scoring, articles, photos, videos and all content related to the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

Scoring, articles, photos, videos and all content related to the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.

Green speed is one of the most sensitive and misunderstood topics in golf. George Waters of the USGA Green Section lists 5 key things every golfer should know about green speed.

World Handicap System resources dedicated to the 2024 revision.

The USGA's new Rules of Golf will go into effect on January 1, 2023. Explore additional resources on these changes here.

Are you an average golfer? And what would it mean if you were? After all, this is golf, a sport of such random, unforeseen outcomes it tends to mock the notion that anything hews to an average – or ...

Sand Valley Resort, in Nekoosa, Wis., has been selected by the USGA to host four future amateur championships, starting with the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

New Rule: Under Rule 4.1: A player is allowed to keep using and/or to repair any club damaged during the round, no matter what the damage and even if the player damaged it in anger. A player is not ...

There is no longer a penalty for merely touching the line of play on the putting green (the term “line of play” applies everywhere on the course including the putting green, and the term “line of putt ...

Major ChangesThe following are the main changes to the Rules of Golf that took effect on January 1, 2019. The items covered on this page are organized into nine categories. Within each individual item ...

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